New funding has been announced to tackle illegal dumping.

Tens of thousands of households who don't use authorised bin collection companies are going to be inspected.

Prosecutions are unlikely against those responsible for a new wave of illegal dumping activity around a €5m purpose-built Traveller housing estate close to Apple’s European headquarters in Cork.

Cork City faces a potential €250,000 bill for the clean-up of a notorious illegal dump site — again.

Money spent on cleaning up illegal dumping could be spent "a hell of a lot better" within local communities.

The appeal follows the recent removal of 45 tonnes of waste, including household appliances and furniture, from an illegal dump at a scenic site in Gaoth Dobhair, Donegal.

The number of incendents of dumping is on the increase in Ireland, a business group has warned.

Covert surveillance cameras look set to be used in one of the main graveyards in Kerry to stop illegal household waste dumping.

As many complaints about illegal dumping have been made this year to Cork County Council as were made in the whole of 2016.

There is increasing fear that people will turn to illegal dumping if proposed new bin charges take effect.

Illegal dumping alongside one of Ireland’s worst Traveller halting sites has sparked health fears and prompted calls for the site to be shut down quickly.

Smart technology is to be used in a major crackdown on illegal dumping.

Technology will be central to a five-year plan adopted in Kerry to target “the persistent” problem of litter with smart phone apps, mobile cameras and CCTV all being deployed to stop illegal dumping.

Up to 100 tonnes of rubbish have been found at an illegal dump in Wicklow.

Public visits to waste and recycling centres in West Cork have significantly reduced since their opening hours were cut — leading to fears of illegal dumping.

The mayor of Kerry has backed a call for a “sting” operation to catch people who dump illegally.